Toy machine-gun.



F. V. DU PONT.

TOY MACHINE GUN.

APPLICATION mm FEB. 11. I919.

Patented Apr. 29,1919.

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APPLlCATlON FILED FEB. n, 1919.

Patented Apr. 29,1919.

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TOY MACHINE-GUN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed February 17, 1919. Serial No. 277,4=98.

To all whom c't may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS VICTOR DU PONT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Wilmington, in the county of New Castle andState of Delaware, have invented a new and useful Improvement in ToyMachine-Guns, of which the following is a specification. r v

My present invention relates generally to toy machine guns andparticularly to a continuousrapid-firing toy gun, my object being theprovision of an improved device of this nature which will be durableandpleasing, and in; connection with which considerable range may :be giventhe" discharged bullets and guns of different ranges readilyconstructedalon the same lines.

Other and rther objects relating for the most part to the details ofconstruction of the gun and the ammunition therefor will be apparentfrom the following description, wherein reference is made to theaccompanying drawings forming apart of this specification and whereinFigure 1 is a perspective view of the gun complete ready for operation,

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section taken therethrough,

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal horizontal section,

Fig. at is a vertical transverse section taken substantially on the linel4 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 5 is a plan View of a portion of the ammunition, parts being brokenaway and in section.

Referring now to these figures my invention proposes a toy gun structurein which the barrel 10 is preferably integral with the lower portion ofthe rear breechblock 11 and may be supported in any suitable manner asby means of a frame 12 including supporting legs 13 and attached in anysuitable manner to the lower portion of the breechblock 11.

The upper surface of the lower portion of the breechblock terminatesslightly below the bore of the barrel 10, the latter preferably having alining 14E of any suitable mate rial designed to reduce friction of theprojectiles passing therethrough, the rear end of the opening throughwhich alines with an openin 15 as seen inFig. 3 in particular, formethrough the front wall 16 of a breech casing 17 secured horizontallywithin the upper portion of the breechblock 11 and open at the oppositesides of the breechbloek. This breech casing 17 extends materiallybeyond one side of the breechblock 11 and its front wall 16 has aforwardly flared portion 18 gradually enlarging the casing in adirection parallel to the axis of the barrel 10, toward its laterallyopening mouth within which the projectiles areu'eceived with their axesslightly inclined with respect to the aXis of the barrel 10, the casinghaving a head 18 at the rear'of its mouth.

Within the breechblock' the casing 17 has forward and rear transverseslots19 registering with recesses 20 of theibreechblock as seen inFig-2, in'which the arms 21 are movable. These arms are secured to andproject from a shaft- 22fijourn aled in the lower portion ofthebreechblock liparallel to the axis of the barrel. lO'and providedwith a rearwardly eiiten ding'crank 23 at the rear of the breechblockwhereby the shaft 22 may be rotated, thus bringing the arms 21successively through the slots 19 of the casing 17 for a purpose whichwill be presently described. y

Hinged at its rear edge to the rear edge of the breechblock 11 isabreech cover 24,

normally secured to the casing'17 by means of a pivoted catch 25carr'ied'by the rear end of the barrel 10 and movable onto and away fromthe forward edge of the said cover 24.

The ammunition is preferably in the form of an endless web 25 as seen inFigs. 1, 4 "and 5 in particular, having at spaced points of its lengthtransversely disposed and slightly inclined tubular holders 26 which'are closed at one end at one side of the web and open at their oppositeends, each of these tubular holders having a spring 27 coiled thereinand being adapted to receive at the open end thereof one end of acylindrical projectile 28 which is preferably solid. In the normalextension of the projectiles 28 within their tubular holders 26, thecombined length of the projectile and holder exceeds the length of thebreech casing 17 within the breechblock 11, while this length isslightly less than the length of the ammu nition receiving mouth of thesaid casing at one side of the breechblock.

Thus as each successive projectile of the ammunition web passes into thereceiving mouth of the breech casing its projectile 28 is graduallyforced inwardly of its respective holder 26 and against the tension ofthe respective spring 27 by the sloping portion 18 of the front wall 16of the breech casing without danger of binding. Movement of theammunition web is brought aboutby rotation of the shaft 22 through itshandle 23, the arms 21 engaging successive holders 26 as seenparticularly in Fig. 1, so asto shift the ammunition belt inintermittent movements through the breech casing.

It is obvious that, during the just described movement of the ammunitionbelt, and as each projectile 28 comes into registry with the rear end ofthe bore of the barreh the respective spring 27 will act to propel theprojectile free of its holder 26 and through the opening 15 in the frontwall of the casing 17 as well as through the tubular lining 14L of thebarrel 10. It is thus obvious that firing of the projectiles may be madeas rapid as desired by rotating the handle 23 fast or slow as the casemay be and it is to be understood that the projectiles 28 which arenormally telescoped partly within their holders 26, have just sufiicientengagement therewith to prevent their accidental displacement beforepassing into the receiving mouth of the breech casing.

It is also to be readily seen that the range of the gun may be readilycontrolled by simply regulating the strength of the springs 27 withinthe several projectile holders 26, and it is obvious that for thepurpose of my in vention the web 25 connecting the several holders 26need not be endless as shown, although this is to be desired in a toy byvirtue of thefact it will normally remain in connection with the gun soas to avoid accidental displacement at a loss. It is, of course, to beunderstood that the barrel 10 need not be lined although its lining 14will avoid a great deal of friction otherwise existing between theseveral projectiles and the barrel in the passage of the projectilestherethrough, as in practice the projectiles would in all probability bemade of the same or similar material to that of the barrel 10.

Should the ammunition belt or any of the holders 26 get out of order orbecome worn to the point of breaking, it is obviously possible toreadily and quickly repair the same and should the rear end ofthebarrelbecome clogged it is simply necessary to release the catch 2 4: andraise the breech cover 24 upon its hinged connections with thebreechblock so asto expose the rear end ofthe bore of the barrel and theinterior of the breech casing 17 I claim 1. The combination with a gunhaving a barrel and a breech in communication with, and opening atopposite sides of the rear of, the said barrel, of ammunition thereforincluding a plurality of connected holders and projectiles movable intoand out of the holders, the said holders having internal springs forexpellingthe projectiles through the barrel, against whichtheprojectiles are compressed within theheldersiflthe breech,

said breech having a casing provided with a laterally projecting flaredreceiving mouth through which the ammunition is initially movable, asdescribed.

2. The combination of a toy gun having a barrel and a breechblock at therear of the barrel provided with a transverse open ing extending throughits opposite side and in communication with the bore of the barrel, ofammunition including a plurality of connected holders and projectilestelescoping within the holders and movable through the breech opening,to successively register with the bore of the barrel, each of saidholders having an internal spring against the tension of which therespective projectile is compressed in its movement through the breech,and means mounted in connection with the breech for feeding theammunition within and through the breech.

3. A toy gun comprising a barrel, a breechblock at the rear end of thebarrel having a transverse opening extending through its opposite sidesand in communication with the rear end of the bore of the barrel, and abreech casing within the breechblock having aflared receiving mouthprojecting laterally beyond one side of the breechblock as described.

a. A toy gun comprising a barrel, a breechblock at'the rear end of thebarrel having a transverse opening extending through its opposite sidesand in communication with the rear end of the bore of the barrel, and abreech casing within the breechblock having a flared receiving mouthprojecting laterally beyond one side ofthe breechblock, said breechblockbeing in two parts hingedly connected to one another and one ofwhichparts is movable with respect to the other to expose the breech opening.

5. Ammunition for toy guns consisting of a flexible web, a plurality oftubular holders disposed transversely of the web and open at one end,projectiles telescoping within the open end of the said holders andsprings within the holders and against which the projectiles arecompressible for the purpose described.

tile holders for engagementby the arms of the said shaft so as to vshiftthe ammunition through the breech opening, as described.

7. A toy gun comprising a barrel having a bore, a breechblock at therear end of the barrel, having a transverse breech opening through itsopposite sides, a breech casing disposed Within the breech opening, andhaving an opening in its front Wall registering with the bore of thebarrel, said breech casing having a flared receiving mouth extendinglaterally beyond one side of the breechblock, said breechblock beingformed in upper and lower sections having hinged connections and one ofwhich sections is movable to expose the breech casing, 15 and means fornormally securing the said movable breech section in closed position.

FRANCIS VICTOR on PONT.

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